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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

1912.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE REVOLUTION.

SIR FREDERICK LUGARD,

LABOUR TROUBLES.

TEST CRICKET.

HOME; POLITICS.

TRIPOLI WAR.

LEAVING HONGKONG.

MINERS GIVE NOTICE.

THE RUBBER WO

CABINET CHANGES.

DESPERATE FIGHTING.

CONSOLS BUOYANT.

OUTBREAK AT WEI-HAI-WI,

(Our Own Correspondent.} Shanghai, Feb. 14, 9,5 a.m. An anti-revolutionary outbreak

[Service to the Tolograph][Service_to_the Telegraph."]

Bombay, Feb. 14, 7.40 nm.

The Government announces

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has occurred at Wei-hai-wei.

The mob captured the city undor Sir Frederick Lugard, who and hundreds of revolutionary is to proceed shortly from long- sympathisora were tortured and kong to England.

killed.

Marines from II.M.S. Kent are preserving order at the British bonndary and a dotichment of 100 of the from Tientsin are due shortly.

killing Fusiliers

Last night tlio revolutionary authorities at Chefoo sont de puties on a Chinde warship to negotiate for peaco,

THE FUTURE CAPITAL.

London, Feb. 13, 3,55' am.

Reuter's correspondent, at Nan- king says that the Republicans

insist upon the future capital of Ching being established at Nanking. The proposed constitution follows the American model, except that the President and Vive-President

will be elected by Congress. It

also provides for religious freedom and the establishment of conscrip-

tion.

A WONDERFUL COM-

PROMISE.

Bombay, Feb. 14, 7,40 a.m. Many thousands of miners aro

.

PROBLEM UNSOLVED.

[Sorvico to the "Telegraph." London, Feb, 13, 7.25 p.m.

Showers fall in the early morn

it

that Southern and Northern handing in their notices to-day. Ing when the match was resumed, Nigeria are to be amalgamated-Reuter.

pilerwards giving place to sunshine The atmosphere was cool, and was windy. The attendance was good. The wiakot was easy but the Australians were disposed of

for 173 runs.

WORK IN NIGERIA.

Bombay, Feb. 14, 7.40 n.ṁ The Minors' Conference in

London hins passed a rosolution regretting that the owners have

Douglas bowled with excellent refused the principle of a mini-effect, capturing five wickets for It will be. Sir Frodorick

mam, wage which is essential to 46 runs. Foster find three wickets

3 Lagard's duty after a study of a Bottlement and expressing for 38.

Bombay, Feb. 14, 8 a.m:

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local conditions to submit recom-willingness again to meet the mendations for th: futursa mini-owners if the latter should co

desire.-Rentor. stration of Nigeria.-Beuter,

FLIGHT FROM BATTLE.

SHIP.

THE REICHSTAG.

TOO MANY LIBERALS.

Naval Airman's Ascent in Sheer [Service to the "Tolograph."]

ness Harbour.

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At t

London, Feb. 13, 3,55' a.m. Reuter's Berlin correspondent

The aeroplano flight fron à British warship was mide on reports that the Liberals have re- January 10, in Sheeruces ar- bour, Lieutenant C. R. Samson, quested Herr Paasche who was t.N., of IIMS. Jction, making elected vice-President of the 4 successful accent from the battle- ship Africa. Lioulonant Samson Reichstag to resign as it is im flew from the Eastchurch (Isle of possible for the Liberals to fill Sheppey) aerodromo in a Short hipine, passing over the Mod-all the Presidential offices. way, and alighting on the marsh land behind the sea wall off Cockleshell Hard, on the Isle of Grain shore. A party of bluo- jackets ran to his assistance and! Hauled the machine across the sea wall and bench to acmaling lighter. A pinnace took the lighter in tow 10 to Africa. With the aid of a

AMERICA'S FLEET.

TAFT ON REDUCTION.

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London, Feb. 14, 44.5 p.m.

The utmost enthusiasm pro-

voile over the recapture of the

"Ashes."

J

The critics say that Englan can now look forward with con- fidence to the triangular contos.

Rentor.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From Manila Papers.}

[Sorvice to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, Feb. 14, 7.40 n.m. Router's correspondentat Rome

[Service to the "Telegraph."] -Bản bay, Fob 14,7.10. It is officially anuguured that | Ear! Carrington Ims rosigned tho says that the Italians at Derug of an

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bumbay, Feb. 14, 7.40 a.m. Console ure buoyiul upon hopes,

rapprochement b

between

office of Privy Seal and has re-on Saturday night repaileed three England and Germany and of ceiveda Marquessato. Lord Crowe violent attacks after desperate German buying.Itéutor. has been appointed Privy Seal fighting and at heavy loss to the

but is rolaining the Secretaryship Turks,

of India.

KING GEORGE.

The Italian casualtion amounted

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TURKISH DECORATION.

Lord Pontland has rosigned the to three dead and twenty-two office of Secretary of State for wounded. The Tarksabandoned Scotland and is being replaced by sixty, dead.-Beutor. Mr. T. McKinnon Wood, member for St. Rollox, Glasgow.

MR. F. S. LINDSAY.

LORD PENTLAND FOR

MADRAS.

Bombay, Feb. 14, 8 a.m. It is understood that Lord Pentland has accepted the post of Governor of Madras.-Router.

KING AND MINISTERS.

Bombay, Feb. 14, 7.40 am. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Haldano havo lal exceptionally prolongod

audiences of the King

Washington, Feb. 5, Telegums from the City of Mexico repo:1 that quiet, las been restored in Juarez, where mutinous gerison was for several | There are persi-lant and vague days in control of the, city. The mutineers have been .col reports concerning Mr. Asquith's under arrest, and residents' of

the city are returning to their retirement from the Premiership. homes and their daily task4., President Madoro has anuouscadRouter. that he is determine upon drastic methods to suppress tha insurrection and that he will ha

no means to bring to an end

derrick the aeroplane was lifted Service to the Telegraph."the reign of terror in the north.

en board without mishap, and was placed on planke which extended from the fore turrets to the bows, projecting a few feet over the stem of the ship.

Landon, Feb. 13, 11.00 3 m.

A message from Now York clutos that at the Lincoln Day craquet

Feb. 6.

Great Britain is fortifying Fan- ning Island. The news of this! piove was received here yesterday and cause no 'little speculation as to the object of it.

London, Feb. 13, 2.10 p.m. Router's Peking correspondent states that it appears that the edicts

Just before all was in readiness President Taft denounced tas pro- wero arranged by Yuan Shil-k for the flight Lieutenant Samson possis of the Democrats to reduce

·They are regarded na a'won-walked up and down the im

nitod armaments of the provised staging to tost it with the

derful compromiso and pro-the view of scertaining if it States. In thought that in ivow of found relief is felt by every would stand the seroplano rua-

ing over it. The fore part of America's

responsibilities

The situation in Mexico en-

'BRITISH GU'ANA.

"NEW GOVERNOR.

DEATH IN SWITZERLAND.

[Service to the Telögraph,"]

Bombay, Fob. 14, 7.40 a.m..

Rentor's correspondent at Con-

stantinople says that the Sultan.

has conferred upon King George

the Order of Hamed Ani Ali

Osman. This is the highest

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, Fob. 14, 7.40 .Turkish decoration.—Reuter. Mr. E. S. Lindely, engineer of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, has died at Grindelwald-R

-Renter.

BOXING BOUTS IN

CHURCH.

SIR EDWARD GREY

A HIIĢII HONOUR.

(Servico-to the Telegraph."]

London, Feb. 13, 2.10 p.m.

Sir Edward Grey has been cre

Thecompletion of a gymnisium! in the basement of the Abigal Vare Memorial Church at Phil delphia, was celebrated on Janu ary 9 by a progressive fistic bout, ated a Knight of the Garter and the.. in which the participan's were Earl of Durham a Privy Councillor. "Tony" Biddle,, A. J. Drexel, 'Philylolphin' Jack" O'Brien,

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Danny Hutchinson, famous Penn-

The newspapers point out that

sylvania football player; Frank Sir Edward Grey's appointment is Boyd, society man, and Bryan a signal mark of Royal confidence, Hayes, former amatour weltor-

woight champion. Each man as he is the first commoner to be faced the other six contenders for

three rounds. The boxing part so honoured since Sir Robert Wai-

given under the direction of

pole.--Reuler, William S. Vare, who was defeit

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[Service to the "Tulographs."]ed for the Mayoralty nomination. by George II, Earls, and was Bomby, Feb 14, 8 a,m.

held in secret,

tinnes to grow worse, auil the Sir Walter Egerton has been

alarm consequent thereto in Wash-

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in ington still disturbs there-appointed Governor of British

ials. It is reported that the War

one. It is hoped that the arrange-the Afric's deck was cleared for different parts of the world it would | action, and at 2.20 pm., exactly ment will satisfy all parties.

half an hour after the machine be a great mistake, and certainly "THE WILL OF HEAVEN." had been brought alongside, the the diminution of the test could

naval airmati maio Д most

over the Canal was completed.--(Reutor).

The edict accepting the Republic successful ascent. The biplano not be contemplated till the Panra

was piloted first “It is evident that a majority destroyer Cherwell, and then of the people favour a Republic, inga grecoful curve it

encircled

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Department is preparing 60,000 | Geniana.-Reutor. state militia for Mexic service.

It is understood that the gover- nors of carlain stat, slave. hen

informally roquesto: to take up

THE REV FATHER

VAUGHAN.

"OVEL USE FOR ELEC- TRICITY.

A novel use for electricity 'on a comparatively large scale has been devised in New Orleana-is connection with a 6,000 "gg

The Rev. Father Vanglan, says cubator, built for a professional

tho matter with their state organ- ENGLISH EXECUTIONER the "Watch Dog," is continually roaitry brander. The plant is

izations, so that the troups my

ON ELECTROCUTIONS.

tilling sgainst the sins of Soriety, 40ft, in length and 5ft in width, but takes care to remain on exc-l-ng cons's's of ronïpartments,

be held in readiness for any emer- gonoy. The report could not be

Me Jane Borry, formerly tent torins with those against whom ere' capah's of holding 150 eggs, War Department.

official expentioner in Englund, ormons we directed. St. John the temperature of och being A conference of the progressive who lina just been to Americó,

and from that preference the an altitude several yards below) AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. verified, nor was it denied 1 the||

people's hearts and the will of heaven are discernible.. How could

we oppose the desires of millions

the battleship at her topmasts, the cheering from her crew being renewed, Lieu- tenant Samson then rose gradual-

ly to a height of 300 It,, and after passing up the Medway for n

J

LIBERAL SUCCESS.

London, Feb. 13, 11.50 8.11.

or insurgent Republic in leaders was permitted to witness an electie Biptial. was not a' we'come controlled separately by misun was held yesterday. it which, it cution at Sing Sing Penit-n-guest in the drawingrooms of of thermosists which introduce was definitely deci-la! that tiary & fow weeks "go,and has been Calilee. Builo, after all, the into and throw out of the heater their last hope. It is now under-ican stylo of capital punishment.

short distar oe, crostor overland [Service to the "Telegraph." former President Rosevelt was giving his pinion on the Autor number of those sinners who waste oifenis resistances formed of of our people for the glory of ons again at Westminster and flew

stood that: Bonnte TH Fallaito He dealsros "execution by elec-their 'mo playing bridge is re-electric lamps., The average cur-, family? Therefore, the Dowager back to the cerodrome at East.

church,

A telegram from Adelaide states will withdraw from the race for trinity is a barbarous method of Intively small. If Fatbor Vaughn rent necessary for ash heater: Empress and the Emperor vest the

Lieutenant Sponsor Grey, of that the Liberals have secured a nomination in favbite of the putting an end to a man's life. would only start a crusade against amonix to twosty to twenty-five 'sovereignty in the people and order the battleship Agamemnon, on majority of eight in the Assembly rough rider. The setion of the The holy is almost invarishly the loss picturesque social ovile waffe, an 1 the tat i consumption,

Ohio insurgents-cond weeks ago barne 1, and thus whols affair is a monoplane across Weymouth Bay

Yuan Shih-Kai to confer with the Jamary 7 made a fine flight in his | buč. lost three seats in the Cougin failing to endorse La Follette bungling one. Hanging is far / which are rifs among rich and for the hatol is about ten to Republicans on the methods of to Portland Rondstend, where in metropolitan districts owing to for the nomination beastse of superior, for the corpses have a poor alike, he might lose in adver- twelve units per compartment. forming a great Republic which will he circled a number of times heavy labour enrolments of woman, the prevalence of Hoosevelt senti- beautiful appearance after hang- tisment but would gain in respect. The owner of the apparatus staten over the battle ships and cruisers the validity, of whose votes is ques.ment made it apparent that the ing. The facce are smiling and In Canada, where he is now that six months' trials have des unite the Manchus, Chinese, Mon of the Home Fleet lying at an-onable. Nevertheless the Liberals former president was the only not contorted, and anyway it is a

man who could units insurgency peaceful death? Mr. Borry's are paying a visit, people are asking monstrated that it possesses many ohor. On January 10 he met

know about women? Nabstors. Mohammedans and Tibe-with an seoident and dislocated on the Counoll number twelve so as to present a respectable distic views on executions are what an unmarried clerie can advantages over, the ordinary ine

front in the convention. widely published.